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Determination of Elastic Moduli of Fiber-Resin Composites Using an Impulse Excitation Technique

Author
Johnson, Jeffrey J.
Published
Feb. 01, 1996.
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Viens, Michael J.
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Summary
The elastic moduli of graphite/epoxy and graphite/cyanate ester composite specimens with various laminate lay-ups was determined using an impulse excitation/acoustic resonance technique and compared to those determined using traditional strain gauge and extensometer techniques. The stiffness results were also compared to those predicted from laminate theory using uniaxial properties. The specimen stiffnesses interrogated ranged from 12 to 30 Msi. The impulse excitation technique was found to be a relatively quick and accurate method for determining elastic moduli with minimal specimen preparation and no requirement for mechanical loading frames. The results of this investigation showed good correlation between the elastic modulus determined using the impulse excitation technique, strain gauge and extensometer techniques, and modulus predicted from laminate theory. The flexural stiffness determined using the impulse excitation was in good agreement with that predicted from laminate theory. The impulse excitation/acoustic resonance interrogation technique has potential as a quality control test.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19960015949.
Accession ID: 96N22136.
Rept-96B00041.
NASA-TM-104629.
NAS 1.15:104629.
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